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“Taking a break from social media for a week should be an easy task,” I thought to myself. Oh boy, was I wrong! When I sat down and thought about how much time a day I spend on social media, mindlessly scrolling through posts I don’t really care about, I was surprised. I didn’t think I spent that much time on social media. On a daily basis, I spend about 2-4 hours on Netflix, Facebook, Instagram, and other forms of social media collectively. A Digital Diet was just what I needed in order to cut…

Know how media has an impact on our society nowadays, how media underestimates people’s mentalities, why they tend to use a variety of methods of fabrication to deliver the wrong message to the world, as well as why sometimes the truth is not being revealed to us. 1) What is the impact of media on our society nowadays? 2) Do all media channels and websites tell the truth in today’s world? If not, why do they hide the truth? 3) What kind of misinformation do media spread? 4) Do media ac 5)…

like. Tan, thin yet shapely women and tan, toned, bulked up men; all portrayed by media as the most desirable. You subconsciously take in all these images and end up feeling like you need to look like that, otherwise you’re undesirable. 50-88% of adolescent girls feel negatively about their body size or shape ( 7). Methods like, “if you buy top, you will look like this model”, are used. People want to be happy; the media take advantage of this, telling people if they look a certain way they will…

transformed us to a new age where it influences minds in both good and bad ways and allows people to share information which they would which they would otherwise not be able to attain. However, the technology transformation is now beginning to be harnessing the minds of future children and adolescents in ways that could be harmful. Both authors Loyalka and Srinvas, studies and shared these changes that affect our world. Although both stories from Loyalka and Srinvas experience the new growing…

seems as if the media is starting to take control of people’s ability to think for themselves. There have been multiple cases in which many news broadcasting stations have lied to their viewers in order to spread fear and confuse, when in reality nothing serious had happened. In today’s world there seems to be three reasons in which the media is causing harm in today’s growing society. One particular reason in which the media is causing harm is what many people like to call media bias, which is…

Media bias is the bias in journalism and news production for the mass media inside selections of cases and stories and how they are addressed. Media bias can be found anywhere in the media related to very controversial topics such as, abortion, gun control, and majorly in politics. This is nothing new but what is new the shameless ways of blurring/nudging the truth in line with marketing. The blurring of truth hinders the average consumers mind and blurs all the facts and different perspectives…

Mass media are a form of communication that reaches the masses whether it be written, displayed, or broadcasted. Types of mass media include television, the Internet, newspapers, and the radio to name a few. Mass media plays a vital role in our democratic society, it influences the beliefs, perspectives, and decisions of the audience targeted. Sociologist considers the mass media representation and creation of culture otherwise known as mediated culture (Dean, 2010). We live in a society today…

The Reason Realistic Representation is a Crucial Part of a Healthy Perspective. I. Media Representation has a heavy influence on its spectators. A. What is shown on our screens be it television, computer or mobile devices from day to day has influenced our view of the world as well as our view of the people with whom we share the world. B. The doll test is prime example: The question was asked, “Show me the child who has the skin color you want as your own." 30.56% of the black children studied…

Sports journalism is something that seems easy but which takes a lot of time, effort, and work to be successful at it. Some journalists use cold, hard facts, while others try to create rumors to formulate interesting articles. Despite different strategies some columnists use, the best sports journalists build ethos through making accurate reports, creating topics that are not only controversial, but also debatable, and providing reliable statistics writing about topics. By using these approaches…

In the modern day world, technology and participating in social media has become part of society’s everyday life. For example, if one forgets to bring a camera or map when travelling, it is no longer an issue because a phone’s camera and Google Maps can be used. The same can be said for computers when travelling for a business trip. However, this convenience has slowly turned into an addiction when that said piece of technology has to be brought along everywhere with its user regardless of the…